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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and characteristics of depressed patients living in a Japanese leprosarium who have been isolated by national law and are now becoming very elderly. METHODS: We surveyed the prevalence of depressed patients living in the National Tamazenshouen Sanatorium, a major leprosarium in Japan. We also investigated the characteristics of patients who had suffered a depressive episode during the last 5 years (2000-2004). The characteristics of residents who committed suicide were also studied. RESULTS: At the time of the investigation, 48 out of 385 (12.5%) patients were depressed or had experienced a depressive episode. Forty-one residents had committed suicide since the leprosarium was established in 1907. Somatic symptoms and depressive moods were the predominant symptoms and were not limited to symptoms unique to leprosy. The period of isolation was not statistically correlated with the GDS-SF or PGC morale scale scores. CONCLUSION: The findings of this study emphasize the importance of consultation psychiatric for elderly leprosy residents and could be used as a reference for treatment in countries with ageing leprosy residents.
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Envelhecimento , Transtorno Depressivo/epidemiologia , Hanseníase/psicologia , Isolamento Social , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Transtorno Depressivo/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Japão/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Prevalência , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Suicídio , Inquéritos e QuestionáriosRESUMO
The Explanatory Model Interview Catalogue (EMIC) has been developed to elicit illness-related perceptions, beliefs, and practices in a cultural study of leprosy and mental health in Bombay. Leprosy is an especially appropriate disorder for studying the inter-relationship of culture, mental health and medical illness because of deeply rooted cultural meanings, the emotional burden, and underuse of effective therapy. Fifty per cent of 56 recently diagnosed leprosy out-patients, 37% of 19 controls with another stigmatised dermatological condition (vitiligo), but only 8% of 12 controls with a comparable non-stigmatised condition (tinea versicolor) met DSM-III-R criteria for an axis I depressive, anxiety or somatoform disorder. Belief in a humoral (traditional) cause of illness predicted better attendance at clinic.
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Transtorno Depressivo/psicologia , Hanseníase/psicologia , Tinha Versicolor/psicologia , Vitiligo/psicologia , Adaptação Psicológica , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Comparação Transcultural , Transtorno Depressivo/etiologia , Feminino , Hospitais de Ensino , Humanos , Índia , Entrevistas como Assunto , Hanseníase/etiologia , Masculino , Medicina Tradicional , Saúde Mental , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Cooperação do Paciente , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Religião e Psicologia , Tinha Versicolor/etiologia , Vitiligo/etiologiaAssuntos
Adaptação Psicológica , Adolescente , Atitude Frente a Saúde , Comparação Transcultural , Cooperação do Paciente , Escalas de Graduação Psiquiátrica , Hanseníase/etiologia , Hanseníase/psicologia , Hospitais de Ensino , Medicina Tradicional , Religião e Psicologia , Saúde Mental , Tinha Versicolor/etiologia , Tinha Versicolor/psicologia , Transtorno Depressivo/etiologia , Transtorno Depressivo/psicologia , Vitiligo/etiologia , Vitiligo/psicologia , ÍndiaAssuntos
Atitude , Negação em Psicologia , Hanseníase/diagnóstico , Adolescente , Criança , Transtorno Depressivo/etiologia , Feminino , Educação em Saúde , Humanos , Hansenostáticos/uso terapêutico , Hanseníase/complicações , Hanseníase/tratamento farmacológico , Hanseníase/psicologia , Hanseníase/transmissão , Masculino , Medicina na Literatura , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Princípios Morais , Preconceito , Rejeição em Psicologia , Religião e Medicina , Isolamento Social , Sulfonas/uso terapêutico , Inconsciente PsicológicoRESUMO
Hansen's disease or leprosy is a major worldwide public health problem that has profound psychological effects on its victims. This paper is the first systematic study of psychiatric patients with Hansen's disease in 30 years and the first to use current diagnostic criteria. Because the incidence of Hansen's disease appears to be rising, the implications of psychiatric diagnosis in Hansen's disease patients and treatment considerations for the future are discussed.